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Quote by Mary Pratt

“My only strength is finding something where most people would find nothing.”

Quote by Mary Pratt

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Mary Pratt, born on March 15, 1935, is a renowned painter known for her unique style and detailed depiction of everyday life. more

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“Fashion is, perhaps by necessity, in a world of its own - one that only rarely overlaps with anything resembling real life. This fantasy and exoticism is part of its appeal, of course.”

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“A muse can be a mirror: a reflection of the artist's desires, anxieties, dreams and needs.”

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“Just as our taste in lovers is far more revealing than our choice of friends, the object of an artist's obsession can open up doors to their soul that might otherwise remain shut tight.”

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“It starts with organizing the corruption and it ends with organizing the terror.”

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“I do consider my engaged poetry as a personal mission, a duty toward a society which evolves into a system of control of consciences: one even becomes a suspect for not thinking correctly!”

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“Those things are inextricable bound up in my mind, with words I make an image and vice versa.”

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“I favor a picture which arrives at its destination without the evidence of a trying journey rather than one which shows the marks of battle.”

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“Photography is nature seen from the eyes outwards. Painting is nature seen from the eyes inwards.”

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“Friends often think it must be fun to be a painter... When it's going well, it's far more profound than mere fun; when it's not, it's not fun at all. In either event, painting is always deeply fulfilling.”

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